my perfect littlr girl is in hospital with meningitis

[StopEatingThatMud]

And I'm really really scared.

Is anyone up to hold my hand and tell me it'll be ok?

Just seen this and had to post.

Poor baby B and you and your dh. I hope her potassium levels improve and that she gets better soon. Can't imagine how terrifying it is for you. Thinking of you x

(((((Hugs))))) sorry have no experience but I'm awake so couldn't ignore your post.

Is she still having ab's at midnight? Hope that goes smoothly, seems so unfair dp not allowed to stay :(

Hope she fully recovers, and DP is with you first thing.

Lots of love to the 3 of you.

My dd was admitted with suspected meningitus when she was 4 months. I really feel for you..it's truly terrifying! My thoughts and best wishes for a good outcome are with you!

Sending prayers, positive & healing Reiki energy to little "B" & you & Dad

hope things are looking better by now - DCs no matter how tiny can be amazing little towers of strength, even in the face of severe illness, it will be a hard time for you all, but you have the strength to get through it :)

blessings & light

thinking of you and B (and your DP at home too). Stay strong for her, I can only imagine what you are going through. Tomorrow is a new day and hopefully it will bring some more positives for you all x

Thinking of you and your dd
Hugs hugs hugs and strong positive thoughts x

DS had meningitis when he was 3, I remember just how terrifying it was and how, once the visitors have left you feel so utterly alone for 12 hours. It's the fear and not having anyone to reassure you that makes things like the hourly obs so awful, especially if your DC gets distressed.

Huge (((hugs))) to you, whereabouts are you? Could a MNer come and bring you some snacks/ a newspaper/ something for DD? When DS was ill SIL visited and brought so many lovely things that DP just wasn't capable of thinking about. Sometimes it takes someone not immediately emotionally involved to give the best help.

Thinking of you and B (((hugs))) She is in the best place and the nursing staff sound very good.

I spent many nights in hospital with DD over her first 18 months and as a pp said the adrenaline gets you through when you have little sleep. It's horrible when only one of you can stay but is pretty much standard practice as they don't want too many people in the way if they need to do things. Ask if your DP can stay elsewhere on site - with our hospital (St George's in Tooting) they let DH stay on a day ward overnight and there was also a Ronald Macdonald house on the hospital site where parents could stay - ask the nurses if there is anything for DP.

Make sure you eat to keep your strength up and nap when you can - B needs her Mummy strong and rested.

You are all in my thoughts - our babies are amazingly strong and my DD never failed to amaze me with what she went through and dealt with without complaint. I'm sure B will too xxxx

Thinking of you and B xx

Yes, good thought ice - Mud, if you're in Cardiff, I'm 5 minutes from the Children's Hospital and would gladly run errands for you/offer a RL hand-hold/whatever. Please, just shout.

My mother got meningitis in the 1940's, having lost a brother to it a few years earlier. She was one of the earliest civilians to be treated with antibiotics (back then, still a military wonder weapon but a relation was a US Senator): it damaged her hearing, but she survived to have a v full life with good career, several childreb, many grandchildren etc.

Best wishes to you & DD.

In hospital with a little one is just so terrifying, made worse by the fact that you're on your own. As others have said, B is in the right place surrounded by people who know what she needs and have the medicines to help her.
Take care, try and sleep if you can x

So sorry you're going through this

Just want to add my good wishes for a full and speedy recovery, and let you know that you, little B and your dh are in my thoughts and I will keep you all in my prayers x

Oh my, you poor thing. Thinking of you and your baby girl. X

So sorry to hear about your little daughter, it must be terrifying for you!
I'm thinking of you all and hoping B makes a full & speedy recovery x

Am saying lots of prayers for your DD and for you and your DP.

I had meningitis at age 11 and came through unscathed, but it must be very scary as parents of such a little patient to see her helpless. Hopefully people in RL will be supportive when they know.

Prayers for your DD and your family here too. I hope that she pulls through and gets better very soon. x

If no one else has mentioned it, you can report your OP and ask for it to be moved into Children's Health, so it doesn't go pfft.

It sounds to me like they are monitoring her well and reacting quickly to all changes. She is being looked after in the best way.

Hope that you and B have had a calm night, thinking of you lots and wishing for a speedy recovery..

Praying for your family. Hope B is getting better.
( I don't care that they are unetty!)

Up and off to work.....just checking in to see how B is.

Hope you both managed some rest